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The Canons Of Dork #52 For June 6, 2026
Eyes Lifted For Mercy: Psalm 123 And The Prayer Of The Despised (Part One)
Augustine once asked what makes the heart of a Christian heavy. His answer was not simply sorrow, pain, loss, or disappointment. The Christian heart is heavy because the Christian is a pilgrim who longs for his country. Even when the world smiles, . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast: Superfriends Saturday: Canons of Dort 3&4.17: How do Admonitions Function Under the Covenant of Grace?
In this episode of the Heidelcast, the Superfriends discuss the Canons of Dort. Continue reading →
Trueman: An Unwritten Creed Is Still A Creed
A colleague of mine loves to tell the following story about a church he used to visit. The pastor there had a habit of standing in the pulpit, seizing his Bible in his right hand, raising it above his head, and pointing . . . Continue reading →
The PCA Study Committee Rebuffs Establishmentarians And Ethnonationalists
This section of the report has sought to provide a thorough, fair, and constitutionally grounded analysis of the relationship between the PCA’s Constitution and the various positions held under the heading of “Christian Nationalism.” Based on this analysis, the Committee offers the . . . Continue reading →
Mike Horton And Kevin Vallier On Christian Nationalism And Catholic Integralism
Political philosopher Kevin Vallier joins Michael Horton to assess the case for and against Catholic integralism, Christian nationalism, and the postliberal challenge to a classical liberal political order. Continue reading →
Review: The Ministry of Small Things: Wisdom for Those Who Serve the Church By Reuben Michael Bredenhof
“Do little things with great love.” That statement has stuck with me ever since I heard it some years ago. Life is mostly made up of small choices and seemingly insignificant happenings. Although there is nothing wrong with pursuing and achieving big . . . Continue reading →
Unanimous SCOTUS Reverses Fifth Circuit In Defense Of Religious Liberty
Last year, we informed you about Gabriel Olivier, a street preacher who was told that if he wanted to preach the Gospel in the city of Brandon, Mississippi, he needed to keep within the confines of a “protest zone” near its public . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: We Attain Heaven by Faith Alone (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about faith alone. Continue reading →
Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals
To begin, we need to cover two key topics: the words, behavior, and associations of Zachary Garris and the teaching record of the Presbyterian Church in America on issues of racial sin. After that, I want to move toward a broader point . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: We Attain Heaven by Faith Alone (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about faith alone. Continue reading →
Thoughts on Capital Punishment (Part Two)
Justice is roughly equivalent to the lex talionis principle. It is why we see it arise within the theocracy of Israel under the law. The “eye for an eye” principle is what we might call, along with the Westminster Confession of Faith, . . . Continue reading →
Eusebius To Constantia: No Images Of Christ
The church historian Eusebius declared himself in the strongest manner against images of Christ in a letter to the empress Constantia (the widow of Licinius and sister of Constantine), who had asked him for such an image. Christ, says he, has laid . . . Continue reading →
Heidelminicast: Canons of Dort: 1.1-12
In this episode Dr. Clark talks about the Canons of Dort. Continue reading →
Thoughts on Capital Punishment (Part One)
The matter of the death penalty in this country is highly debated. This was not always the case. Roman Catholicism opposes the death penalty, and with the increase of Roman Catholic immigration to the United States, capital punishment for capital crimes is no longer simply assumed. Roman Catholic opposition to the death penalty was not always the case. After all, Rome used to execute people for teaching or writing heresy. Continue reading →
The Surgeon’s Mercy: Christ And The Healing Of Lust
You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. (Matt (5:27–30) Jesus’s words in Matthew 5:27–30 confront us with an unsettling clarity. They are difficult not only because they speak so directly about sex and lust but because they expose realities that are . . . Continue reading →
Top Five Posts For The Week Of May 25–31, 2026
These were the top five posts for the week of May 25–31, 2026. Continue reading →
Prior To Constantine Only The Gnostics Used Images Of Christ
Previous to the time of Constantine, we find no trace of an image of Christ, properly speaking, except among the Gnostic Carpocratians, and in the case of the heathen emperor Alexander Severus, who adorned his domestic chapel, as a sort of syncretistic . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast For May 31, 2026: Heidelcast: Rome, Constantinople, or Geneva (Part 2): American Evangelical Christianity is in Crisis
American Evangelical Christianity is in crisis. The story of how it got here is an important part of this series but there are several reasons so many evangelical Christians are discontent and looking for something else, something with historical roots, with a sense of tradition, with a sense of of transcendence, with reverent worship, and with a deeper view of the sacraments. Continue reading →
A New Defense Of The Sufficiency Of Scripture
The church today finds itself amidst a revived trend of advocating for hearing God speaking to his people apart from his word. While there are new figures in this movement, the content of their message is hardly original. One can think of . . . Continue reading →